Easy to loosen fastening



June 9, SE LE EASY TO LOOSEN FASTENING Filed Dec. 16, 1953 FIG.2

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EASY TO LOOSEN FASTENING Erich Seller, Benn, Germany Application December 16, 1953, Serial No. 398,470 Claims priority, application Germany December 17, 1952 1 Claim. (Cl. 24140) The invention concerns a fastening, trouble free and easy to loosen, for objects of all kinds, which can especially be used advantageously as a decorative fastener for shirts and underwear, garments, shoes, etc., and also for other articles.

Button and laced fastenings have been known for a long time, but they show many disadvantages. For this reason the zip-fastener has been increasingly used for many purposes. There are, however, a number of applications where none of these fastenings possess really satisfactory attributes and characteristics; either the fastening looks ungainly and it is not washable, or it does not have in many cases the necessary elasticity and pliability.

Subject of the present invention is an entirely new fastening, which avoids all these disadvantages.

According to the nature of the present invention the fastening consists of two opposing rows of loops made of a pliable material, which are alternately interlaced so that the preceding loop loops into the following one, and where the last loop of the double row can be hung up on a button, a hook, etc.

The loops are most practically made out of a continuous ribbon or string, etc., which is attached to the rim of the object to be fitted out with the fastening in a suitable manner, e.g. by sewing, glueing or clamping on.

Besides, the individual loops of one row can also be attached to an auxiliary strip of lining, which is afterwards attached to the object which is to be fitted out with the fastening, e.g. by sewing, glueing or clamping.

The invention may be more clearly understood by reference to the drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pillow having the fastening in a closed state.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of two strips of the fastening for attachment to an object.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a shoe with the fastening in an open state.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a pillow-roll with a circular fastening according to the invention.

Since the fastening remains basically the same in all of the applications shown, the following description refers specifically to Fig. 2.

On two strips of lining 1 and 2, facing each other, a row of loops 3a and 3 and 4a and 4 respectively, are attached. During the process of closing, loop 3a is at first pulled through loop 4a, then loop 4b through loop 3a 2,889,604 Fatented dune 9, 1959 and then likewise loop 3b is pulled through loop 4b, until at last loop 3]", having been pulled through loop 4 is fastened on button 5. In order to open loop 3 must merely be loosened from the button, after that strips 1 and 2 can be easily pulled apart, as by slipping a finger underneath the row of loops to pull apart the two rows of loops.

The securely tied fastening, as for example shown in Figs. 1 and 4, not only displays an aesthetically satisfactory picture, but the area covered by the fastening is also Well partitioned, since in case of tension the individual loop-shanks distribute it evenly over the whole area, which, for example, might be important for shoefastening according to Fig. 3. In this case, as evident from Fig. 3, the loops may have a slightly different length, so that the fastening stands a little farther apart at one end than at the other. Besides, the individual loops might consist of a pliable, elastic material, thus permitting the fastening to adjust itself to the changing pressure, without, e.g. in the case of a shoe-fastening, ever pressing itself into the foot, but also without ever fitting loosely.

The possibilities of application are not restricted to the examples presented. Moreover, the fastening can naturally be improved in its appearance by an underlaid strip of lining of a suitable color and thus it can be made dust-proof to a great extent at the same time. It is also possible to cover the whole fastening with a suitable cover-strip. An application of the fastening for decorative pillows, according to Figs. 3 and 4, for example, makes it possible to remove the pillow-cover without having to take apart a seam for washing and cleanmg.

Having thus fully described my said invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A fastener for securing a pair of normally spaced, longitudinally extending members comprising a series of flexible loops for each member coextensive with an edge of said member, said series of loops on the members being in opposed relation, each loop having a pair of spaced ends secured to one member and normally free of connection with the opposed member, said series of loops being adapted to be interlaced by a first loop on one member penetrating a loop on the other member, to be then penetrated in turn by the next following loop on said other member, the last loop being penetrated by a second loop on said one member, the series of loops being thus sequentially secured and means on one of said members for securing the last loop of said series.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 124,512 Rand Mar. 12, 1872 270,087 Lynch Jan. 2, 1883 440,807 Griflin Nov. 18, 1890 2,369,254 Roman Feb. 13, 1945 2,406,528 Blair Aug. 27, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS 330 Great Britain Jan. 2, 1884 12,128 Great Britain Aug. 22, 1888 121,791 Switzerland May 28, 1926 

